The Afon Pyrddin is a river forming a short section of the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire and Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. It also forms a part of the boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and the boundary of the unitary authorities of Powys and Neath Port Talbot. The river and its waterfalls are one of the key attractions of the Fforest Fawr Geopark designated in 2005.
The name could mean 'river by the striking fortress' or 'sweet-flowing river'.[1]
The streams of Nant y Bryn, Nant y Fedwen and Nant Hir come together to form the Pyrddin which flows south-eastwards for 3 miles (5 km) to its confluence with the Nedd Fechan (sometimes also known historically in an Englished form "Neath Vaughan"; at one time this would have been a fair indication of the Welsh pronunciation in English spelling, but with changes in English pronunciation it has now diverged considerably)).[2]
^Llywelyn, Malcolm (2018). Place Names in the Brecon Beacons National Park (first ed.). Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-84524-275-6.
^Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'
The AfonPyrddin is a river forming a short section of the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire and Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. It also...
Cellwen and Banwen To the north is Coelbren, Powys, while to the east the AfonPyrddin forms the boundaries of both Powys and the Brecon Beacons National Park...
towards the Vale of Neath, and also of the AfonPyrddin and Afon Sychryd, tributaries of the Nedd Fechan and Afon Mellte respectively, involves the development...
David's Head Afon Saint Afon Daron Afon Cyllyfelin (R) Afon Soch Afon Horon (L) Afon Rhyd-hir Afon Penrhos (R) Afon Erch Afon Wen Afon Dwyfor Afon Dwyfach...
tributary of the Nedd Fechan is the AfonPyrddin which joins it at Pwll Du ar Byrddin ('the black pool of the Pyrddin'). Downstream of this confluence it...
are the waterfalls of four or five rivers: the Afon Hepste, Nedd Fechan, AfonPyrddin, Afon Mellte and Afon Sychryd. In the lower valley, waterfalls can...
northern end of the ridge falls away to a broad upland vale containing the AfonPyrddin and beyond which is the Brecon Beacons National Park. The larger part...
park, e.g the Twelve Foot Sandstone. It is this rock over which the AfonPyrddin falls to form Sgwd Gwladus. The Twrch Sandstone forms large expanses...
what is now rough wet land, bounded on three sides by the Camnant and Pyrddin rivers. 2 Roman GM343 Hirfynydd fortlet Roman signal station Seven Sisters...
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